Right this very second, it costs more to buy an iPhone, digital camera or even some versions of an iPad than it does to fly to Malaysia and back.
Malaysia Airlines is having a ridiculous sale right now whereby travellers who book over the next six days can secure return flights to Kuala Lumpur from $490.
The $490 fare is valid on the Perth-Kuala Lumpur route, while seats from Sydneyare selling from $648, Melbourne from $631 and Darwin from $606.
For Aussies looking for a little more space, they can secure return Malaysia Airlines Business Class seats from Adelaide to Hong Kong from $2,644; Melbourne to Phnom Penh from $3,222; Perth to Shanghai from $2,808; or Sydney to Singapore from $3,139.
The airline’s Regional Manager, Bennet Stephens, said the sale aims to encourage Aussies to book their 2017 vacation before celebrating the holidays.
“With an extraordinarily long travel period, the Malaysia Airlines year end sale allows travellers to dream up their 2017 holidays this Christmas.”
Bennet Stephens, Malaysia Airlines Regional Manager
The sale is available from now until 21 December 2016 for travel from 16 January to 31 October 2017 for Economy fares or from now until 31 October 2017 for Business Class.